Ronald Reagan Advocated Gun Control More Decisively Than Barack Obama

Alan: Once it is clear that "a line must be drawn somewhere," it is then proper that everyone argue where "the line" be drawn. Despite the contrary persistence of American barbarism, civilization is not an unregulated free-for-all. No one, for example, argues on behalf of the unregulated distribution of atomic weapons. Personally, I hold that "the line" should be drawn at the 2nd Amendment's insistence on "a well regulated militia" for the sake of state and national security. 

Just read The Second Amendment as written: right out of the gate it postulates a priori need for regulation. 


For God's sake, "to regulate" is the first verb in the bloody sentence.

Now consider all 27 words of The Second Amendment:  "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Conservatives are consistently fond of arguing the Constitution's "original intent."

Notably, when the constitution was written, neither handgun not rifle held more than a single bullet, nor was it anticipated they ever would.

Read a brief history of "Repeating and Automatic Firearms" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_firearm

Handguns did not "repeat" until 1836, and rifles were single shot until 1892

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"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons.html